Investigator Group Conservation Park
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| Investigator Group Conservation Park | |
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 Looking at the southern end of Pearson Island | |
  Investigator Group Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Elliston[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°57′14″S 134°16′06″E / 33.953792737°S 134.2682429°E[1] |
| Area | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 16 March 1967[3] |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2011)[4] |
Investigator Group Conservation Park was a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on islands within the Investigator Group of islands off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 562 kilometres (349 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the town of Elliston.[2][5]
The conservation park consisted of land on the following islands within the Investigator Group: Dorothee Island, Pearson Island, the Topgallant Islands, the Veteran Isles and the Ward Islands.[6] As of 2010[update], the conservation park covered an area of 3.88 square kilometres (1.50 sq mi).[1] The conservation park was categorized in 2010 as being an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
History
The land first received protected area status as fauna conservation reserves proclaimed on 16 March 1967 under the Crown Lands Act 1929 in respect to Topgallant Island, Ward Islands and Pearson Island with exception to land in sections 12 and 13 which were under the control of the Australian government.[3]
On 27 April 1972, all of the land proclaimed as a fauna conservation reserve was reconstituted as the Investigator Group Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[7]
In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
On 19 December 1991, additional land was added to the conservation park to extend protection over land located between high tide and low tide.[2][8]
On 29 August 2002, additional land was added to the conservation park.[9]
On 25 August 2011, all of the land within the conservation park was constituted as part of the Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area with the result that the conservation park ceased to exist.[10]
